by Amanda Mackenzie

From Grief to Healing: A Holistic Guide to Rebuilding Mind, Body and Spirit After Loss

by Amanda Mackenzie

This is a beautiful book that combines understanding with practicality. Each chapter identifies one aspect of grief and loss in a sequential but not a rigid order. The reader can dip in and out of chapters so that navigation around this book becomes an individual choice.  The book is clearly constructed, with each chapter providing hands on activities across common headings – Chakras, Journal, Movement, Affirmations, Ritual and others.  The reader can easily move from one activity to the next as the pacing is a personal choice.

The author offers her own personal insights into the healing process but this book has a far wider base.  It draws on a broad range of traditions across traditional cultures, which the author has studied in depth and used herself personally, and in teaching and therapy sessions.

This is a beautifully presented book, clear and easy to read, to keep dipping into.  It’s small, hardback format and simple presentation mean it is perfect for long term use, to keep as a companion on the long road to healing.